PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- A surveillance operation led to the arrest of two Jackson County men on charges of Grand Larceny stemming from the burglary of a business in Moss Point.

At 4:25 a.m. Sunday, investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the Jackson County Narcotics Task Force, arrested Arron Rufus Collins and William Chad Smith on charges of Grand Larceny.

Collins, 27, resides at the 8700 block of Pinegrove Road in
Gautier. Smith, 18, resides at the 7100 block of Frank Griffin Road in the
Escatawpa community.

William Chad Smith of EscatawpaCourtesy Photo/JCSO

The charges stem from Collins and Smith stealing items from
a business in the city of Moss Point. Investigators and agents set up
surveillance on the business and caught the suspects committing the crime. The
property stolen was valued at over $800 and returned to the owner.

Collins and Smith remain at the Jackson County Adult
Detention Center pending a bail hearing in Jackson County Court. Both suspects were free on bond from prior felony arrests in Jackson County.

They each face up to 10 years in prison and a
$10,000 fine, if convicted.